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MACHINE FUR MAKINGMATTING.

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No. 648,364. Patented Apr. 24, i900.

A. lTRAVAGLINI.

MACHINE FOR MAKING MATTING.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Clinics.

ANTONIO TRAVAGLINI, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.V

MACHINE Foa MAKING MATTING.

srncrrrcncrron forming part of Letters Patent No. 648,364, dated April 24, 1900'. Application filed May 2, 1899. Serial No. 715,382. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that l, ANTONIO TRAVAGLINI, of Philadelphia, countyof Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Machines for Assembling or Stringing Strips or SmallSections upon Wires or Similar Fastening Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improved construction of machine designed for assembling or Stringing, upon wires or similar fastening devices a plurality of juxtaposed strips or sections during the formation of a mat or matting, said strips being perforated and so n arranged with relation to each other that when in position on the wires or fastening devices the strips in the first row and every other or alternate row will lie in perfect alinement, While the strips in the second row and every other or alternate row will lie in similar alinement, but in a different plane.

One object of my invention is to produce a machine of this character which will rapidly assemble the ,pieces or sections referred to, so that they may be quickly placed upon the wires or fastening devices in the manner described, said machine being so constructed as to produce mats of various lengths and widths.

A further object of my invention is to provide means whereby the said pieces when properly assembled are forced or compressed, so as to give greater solidify to the matting,- as also means for cutting the protruding ends of the wires or fastening devices to a uniform and proper length.

A further object of my invention is to pro- Y vide means whereby the ends of the wires' wires, and means for bending said wires upon the outermost strips or sections and for placing cap orend pieces thereover, wherebysaid wires are concealed from view.

' My invention further consists of the novel features of construction and arrangement of parts, all of which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In order to more fully comprehend the nature of my invention and the manner in .which the same is carried into effect, refer- `ence must be had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

Figure l represents a plan View of the ma chine constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 represents a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 represents a front elevation. Fig. 4 represents a section taken on the line :c o; of Fig. l. Fig. 5 represents an enlarged detail sectional View showing the operative' parts inthe position they will assume after having forced a number of pieces on the wires or fastening devices. Fig. 6 represents a similar View showing the wires or fastening devices completely supplied with pieces or sections, the supply-chute and plunger hav- `ing been removed and showing an end or cap `piece applied to the en ds of the wires or fastening devices. Fig. 7 represents a detail perspective view of a portion of the front end of the machine, showing the means for severing the protruding ends of` the wires or fastening devices. Fig. 8 represents a detail plan view of the same, showing the cutter for severing the protruding ends of the wires removed, and in its stead the means for bending the wires over and upon the outermost pieces or sections of the matting are shown. Fig. Qrepresents an inverted perspective view of one of the cap or end pieces as it appears before having been fastened to the matting. Fig..l0 represents a section taken on the line 10 l0 of Fig. 6 looking inthe direction of the arrows, said section showing a small portion of the machine. Fig. 1l represents a section taken on the line l1 1l, Fig. l, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In said drawings, l designates the baseplate of the machine, upon which the opera- IOO i said plates being screwed to the flanges 4 and tifvevpJ-rts arev sustained,- said base-,plate berg ing-supported upon Suitable legs?! a s t a The base-plate 1 is 'channeled o projecting flanges4 of a beam 5,' Whichis re# tained in position thereon by means of plates 6, which iit inextensions,` of thegrooves 3,

to the' base-plate 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 6.

Immediately above, the beam 5 and in ,ver` tical alinement therewith is a similarbeam 8,' the upp'erend of whichv is also, provided:

with laterally-pr'ojectingy Iianges 9, while the lower end-is provided with a series 'of vslots 10, adapted to vreceive therein the ends oE-a' forany desired ,dista-nce. n

plurality of bars 11, which extend rearwardly 'h As will be observed by reference toEigsf,

i 2, 4, 5and 6, .the bars l1 correspond. with La,

- ,A tend rearwardlyrto a distance correspondingvv;

v with-that ofthe bars 1l, the. whole arrange:

plurality of bars 12, similarly securedl in the upperend of the beam 5, and which alsoexmentbeingsuch that each of the upper bars will lie within the spacesbetween the lower,-

l16 ldesignates `a Vertiealportions of the frame 13 and beamrl sus abut eachother at a pointbetweenthe bars l1 andll2, and thus *form a wall-,18, against which -the wires19rest, being rst provided,`

however, with caps or end pieces 20. .t

21designateshinges secured to the ends-,of

the;bean1`16,'the membersv21n o fwhich aresef.

cured, respectively, to standards 22,mounted uponlthe frame 13, and to the beam 16, Which- `construction permits of lthe forward en'disof the upper bars ll being raised, soas to freely admit of the insertion ofthe wires 19. Thegfor-` Vwardends of these Wires are supported upon ay seriesof gates 23, disposed between eachof the" bars 12 and .pivotally supported, as shown. y

Another series `of similarly-pivoted gates `5,24 is likewise provided between the bars 11, the

samewlextending"beyond the -lower edges of said lbars, A.'andin vertical alinement with the gatesb 23, bothseres of gates being. heldnor-V 'mallyclosed, aslbestseen in Fig. '4, by means of springs, 25, ',The, wiresare ,thusheldain proper position to receive thereon the leather pieces or sections 26, which Lshallpowproceed Ato describe;

27 `designates al chute which` is r grooved,` as shown. at 3, .tovreeeive therein the laterally-1' beam vwhich is arranged! above theframe 1.3 and in vertical alinementtherewith, said beam being provided with openslots17, adapted to receive therein the ends of the bars 1.1, vas clearly shown inthe. drawings, Y.and it will be observed that vthe 'or fastening devices y19.v This chute is adapted to receive. the pieces or sections 26, whiehfare "'fed'ther'eto through a hopper 29; y -`At the-lowerend of the chute 27 a bucket 30' is provided,which forms a colltinuation` of said ehn te, thesame being supported by pivots 3l, upon whichuit isswun-g, by mechanism to beV described,so that'the pieces or sections contained' inv said bucket are brought into position to beplaced-upon lthe wires orv fastening devices'lQ, said pieces vhaving been' vpreviously provided with perforations to receive the said wires. 1

Y 32 designates a" yplate pivotally held in brackets 33 and disposed'infront ofthe wires '19 and behindthel buckets 30, the object of saidplatebeing to keep ,the pieces orsections 26 within said bucketr 30 when-it has.` assumed a horizontal positionf- Abaffle-plate34 is art bucket 30,'sothat when'. in the position just Y 'mentioned saidbaffle-plate'will be movedto :close :the lower end of the chute 27, and thusV preventthestri ps or sectionscontained. above -it from fallingou't, as would-otherwise be the The carriage 28 is providedwith a ygulde- -fway,35, 'adapted to receive therein a plunger 36,which is moved back and forth by .meeh.

.anisin,tobedescribed and forcesthe pieces yor sections26, that are con tained in the ,bucket` 30 after t thelatter has beensmoved to assume ahorizontal position, upon thewiresor `fas- ,tening devices y19,* it being observed that the forwardr end lof said plunger is formed Y.with

an openrslot 37, wherein the ends of said `Wires or fastening devicesenter as said plum ger. advances.

d Thelrear end-of the plunger 36,ispivotally connected to a link 38, which in turn is pivoted to ablock 39, adj ustably held ina sloty 40,: formed in the outerfree end of an arm or lever' 41, whichflatter is loosely mounted on afshaft 42, which is rotatively supported in vbrackets 43,1locatedat each vend of the bed- `plate 1, and said shaft is grooved longitudinally, as at 44, and the arm orlever 41 is provided with a feather 45, which movesin said groove, so that said arm, while being .rocked to move the plunger 36 back and forth, Will also move along the shaft 42 as the carriage y28 is operated back andv forth.

-46 designates an arm pivotally. secured to :the carriage 28, theupperend of which is IOS linked to arod 47, the forward .end of said 4 lies `adjacent to and is engaged by a stud or block 49,'projectingfrom the arm or' lever 41.

.Thisstud ,or block 49 moves in a slot 48l in the .arm or lever 41 and is normally held against L the upper-.wall of saidslot by means of a spring .n 50, so that y whenfthe arm orlever 4l is moved supported, upona traveling carriage 2S, which in turn is supported, uponjthe bedt-Tplatevl and is: `adaptedto travel'thereon in f rontof the wires .130 forward said ,stud'yvill' bear. against the lower f end A of the ,arml46causing the bucket ,30,

ythrough-the rodi47, to be turned to assume a 4 horizontal position, after which the spring `50,

through the continued movement of the arm or lever 41, will yield and allow the stud 49 to pass under the lower end of the arm 46 to the opposite side thereof, leaving the bucket 30,which is open at both ends, in position to receive the plunger 36. A reverse movement will of course cause the stud 49 to bring the bucket 30 back again to its vertical or normal position, after which the said stud will pass below the lower end of the arm 46 to the front thereof, ready to again supply the rods or fastening devices 19 with more pieces or sections 26.

52 designates a screw which extends along the front of the machine, being suitably' supported in journals on the bed-plate 1, said screw passing through and engaging a threaded opening in the carriage 28 and being provided at its one end with a gear-wheel 53, the teeth of which are engaged by a dog or pawl 54, carried at one end of Van arm or lever 55, which is loosely mounted upon the screw. The opposite end of said arm 55 is slotted at 56 to receive an adjustable block 57, to which is pivoted one end of a rod 58, the otherend of-said rod being pivoted to a similar block 59, adjustably secured in a slot 60, formed in the face of wheel 61, which latter is mounted on and secured to the driving-shaft 62. Thus when the parts are adjusted and the shaft 62 is given rotation through the pulley 62 and belt 63 the rod 58 will move the arm 55 so that its attached dog 54, during one half the rotation of the wheel 61, will move backward until such time as it begins to complete the other half of its rotation, when the dog 54 will be moved forward and cause the gearwheel 53 and screw to rotate, so as to move the carriage 28 the proper distance to bring the chute 27 in position to supply the wires or fastening devices 19 successively with the pieces or sections 26. Simultaneously with the above operation the bucket 30 is turned to bring it into a horizontal position, as before described, and the plunger 36 is moved forward and backward by means of an arm 63', which is secured to one end of the shaft 2 and to which is pivoted a rod 64, which in turn is pivoted to the block 57 on the arm 55. The carriage 28 and its adjuncts described are thus moved along to supply the wires or fastening devices with the proper number of pieces or sections, and when said carriage has traversed the desiredand predetermined distance the pawl or dog 54 will be tripped to cause its opposite tooth to engage with the teeth of the gear-wheel 53, thereby imparting motion thereto and causing the carriage 28 to travel back and coincidently supply the wires or fastening devices with more pieces or sections 26. After the carriage 28 is returned the dog or pawl 54 is again tripped to reverse the movement of said carriage, as will be understood. The wires or fastening devices 19 having been supplied with the exact quantity of pieces or sections 26, it will be desirable to subject the same to a pressure whereby said pieces or sections are compressed, so as to give greater solidity to the mat, and the mechanism for accomplishing this end I shall now describe.

65 designates screws which are suitably supported at each end in the beam 5 and arranged adjacent to and parallel with the outermost bars 11, the outer free ends of said screws being adapted to engage threaded openings in the frame 13- and being provided with Wormgears 66, the teeth of which are at times engaged by the teeth of worms 67, mounted upon each end of a counter-shaft 68, the latter being supported in brackets 69, secured to the beam 8, as clearly shown. The counter-shaft 68, at about its center, is provided with a pulley 70, which at times is engaged by a belt 71, driven by a pulley 72, secured to the main driving-shaft 73, and it will be observed by reference to Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings that the said belt 71 is not in engagement with the pulley 70, nor are the teeth of the worms 67 in engagement with those of the worm-gears 66, owing to the beam 8 and its adjuncts being slightly elevated to admit of the pieces or sections 26 being properly strung upon the wires or fastening devices 19.

Screws 74 are provided at each end of the beam 8, which pass through openings therein and through openings in the beam 5, their lower threaded ends engaging threaded openings in the base-plate 1 and their upper ends being provided with crank-handles 75, by turning which the said beam 8 and its adjuncts may be raised or lowered when desired or necessary. The operation of lowering the beam 8 will bring the bars 11 down upon the upper edges of the pieces or sections 26, and at the same moment the pulley Will engage with the belt 7l, and the teeth in the worms 67 will engage with those of the worm-gears 66, thus rotating the screws 65 and causing the frame 13 to move forward. This forward movement of the frame 13 will move the wires or fastening devices forward in the perforations in the pieces 26, the outermost row of which will bear against the plates 756, attached to the front face of the beams 5 and 8, respectively.

The abutting edges of the plates 75"L are provided'with a plurality of the depressions 77, those in the lower plate being adapted to receive the outer ends of the wires, so as to keep them in perfect alinement, that they may re'adily receive the pieces or sections 26 when the parts have been adjusted to elevate the forward end of the beam 8 and its adjuncts.

It will be observed that the plates 7 5a, from a point near their abutting edges, are channeled or grooved inwardly and longitudinally, as at 79, to a point near the extreme edges thereof, at which point the grooves or channels curve outwardly again,so as to form beads or projections 80, which extend along the entire length of said channels or grooves, so that when the parts have been operated to lower the beam 8 and its adj uncts the recesses in IOO TIO

y the carriage and the plunger 36 thrown out the upper plate will-register-'with those in thev v .previously described.

lower plate, and thus vserve to retain 'thel said wires, as well asto provide a wall or an ,abut- Anient against which the outermost stripswill bear while the same arebeing compressed, as

'ceive thereinythe head of a stud or screw 8l,

` -upon the-shank of which is secured a block` 82, adapted toreceive and hold a chisel or knife 83, the position of which-latter is such that the cuttingl edge thereofA will enter the groove or channel 79 and sever theV protrud` ing ends of the wires as the carriage 28 is moved forwardin themanner previously described. It will be observed that duringthis operation the chute 27 will be removed from ofoperationby unfastening the link 38 and removinga plate 38, which is in position on the-table of the carriage 28. Thevprotruding ends of said wires having been severed,- as just described, the mechanism forcempressing the mat is again brought into oper-v ation, so `that a further slightv compression may Aresult in order that the wires or fasteningdevices ymay protrudev only far enough beyond the edges of the plate 75H0 beA bent over and upon washers 84, each of which is perforated in such manner as to receive-two of the wires-or fastening devices 19, andthe ends of the Wires or fasteningdevices 19 thus protruding are bent by means of a Wheel 85, which is carried upon a stud 86, the head of which is adapted tov iit in the slot v2,8a of the carriage 28 after the cutter and its adjuncts have been removed. As will be observed, the, periphery of the wheel is providedwith ray dially-disposed open slots 87, which are` distancedso as to receive every alternate wire and every alternate wire and bend it over upon the washer, as4 clearly shown in Fig. 8. Thus as the carriage is moved in one direction Y every alternate wire will be bent, and when V Washers.

said carriage has reached thelimit of` its move.;

ment-thewheel 85Lis removed and turned upsidedown, -so that in thereturnmove-ment of the carriage the wires or fasteningdevices similar manner'to thatl just describedy The final operation, whichis thatof placing upon the ledge of the mat thel cap or end` pieces 90,

which cover the bent ends" of the wires, is thus performed. The' wheel 85 .having been removed from the stud 86will berreplaced by another Wheel 89,whose peripheryis provided with a plurality of depressions adapted to replates '75a the Washerswill be heldawayfrom theinwardly curved or channeled portion of said plates, lso that asthecarriage is moved -Yandthewheel caused to-rotate theycaps or end pieces will be successively brought into position to engage said washers, the vspaces between whichfand thev channels or grooves bei'ngfsuch as to lreadily admit* of the wings of thecaps'or end pieces passingunder the Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure byl Letters Pat- --or sections,means for moving said strips along the line in front of said fastening devices,and foi-,Stringing thereon a lpredetermined number of said strips, and for afterward compressing` the same, means for cutting the protruding-ends of the wires after they have been fully supplied with stri-ps, and means for bending said wires over and upon the outermost strips or sections, and for placing caps or end pieces thereover, whereby said wires are` concealed from view.

ANTONIO .TRAVAGLNL Witnesses: v

J. A. RENNIE,

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